Friday, November 27, 2015

I frequently get messages from friends and supporters, with
links to blog posts, websites, or FaceBook pages that are filled with baseless
and vicious attacks on me personally, or the Virginia Flaggers. Although I
appreciate that others are letting us know about these hate sites and posts, I
decided long ago not to read or pay any attention to what they had to say. There
are several folks who keep a close eye on them, and will let me know if there is
something that I may need to know as far as it concerns my personal
safety, or that of my family -- or more often, when I just need a good belly
laugh.

These folks have been screeching and squawking for over four
years now, trying to get anyone to pay attention to their outrageous accusations
and 7 degrees of separation ridiculous "gotcha" moments, with little or no
success. They have falsely accused us of everything from digging up graves to
put up flag poles, to stealing our own excavator, to kidnapping, to having
membership in the Klan.

There are those who would have us spend time and money trying to
get these people shut down. I am not one of them. As we are more and more
successful, these "sore winners" become more bitter and churlish -- and their
blogs, websites and FaceBook pages only serve to very clearly show their true
intent and the depth of their deep-seeded hatred for all things Southern. Frequently, when someone stumbles upon one of their sites, or reads one of their posts, they
get a glimpse of the real depravity of these folks, and we, and the Cause we
represent, gain new support.

I am often asked if I have plans to sue any of these folks who
so clearly are guilty of slander and libel. I have never really been inclined to
devote time and resources to such matters. Besides, most of them hide behind
fake profiles, bogus user names, and blogs with no identification. Ironic, is it
not, that the folks who released our names on a bogus KKK list... with the
obvious intent to bring harm to innocent people... are the ones wearing the
hoods and masks...?

The bottom line is this... I am glad these folks are doing what
they do. In Romans 8:28, God promises that "all things work together for good
to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
He very clearly said ALL things, and this is no exception. 150 years after Lee
surrendered, these people are every day providing hard evidence of the real
differences between us and them, and should serve to remind us all to pause
every day to thank God for our noble birthright, and to never stand down from
our duty to defend the honor and good name of the Confederate
soldier.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

The Virginia Flaggers invite all of our friends and supporters to join us as we pause to give thanks to Almighty God for our bountiful blessings and continued shield of protection against our foes. We wish you and yours a blessed and very Happy Thanksgiving and encourage you to follow the example set by President Jefferson Davis:

"...Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, do issue this, my proclamation, setting apart Thursday, the 18th day of September inst., as a day of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the great mercies vouchsafed to our people, and more especially for the triumph of our arms at Richmond and Manassas;

and I do hereby invite the people of the Confederate States to meet on that day at their respective places of public worship, and to unite in rendering thanks and praise to God for these great mercies, and to implore Him to conduct our country safely through the perils which surround us, to the final attainment of the blessings of peace and security. Given under my hand and the seal of the Confederate States, at Richmond, this fourth day of September, A.D. 1862"

Monday, November 23, 2015

Before heading out to raise and dedicate four new memorial flags in Danville yesterday, Va Flaggers and supporters re-dedicated the Robertson Bridge/Memorial Drive site by replacing the Third National that was stolen a few weeks ago.

The flag was only down for a few hours on the day it was stolen, since a Confederate Battle Flag was raised the same day, and the crowd gathered Saturday was thrilled to see the massive Third National return to town, to replace the tiny 3x5 that was stripped from its rightful place on the Confederate Veterans monument on the grounds of the Last Capitol of the Confederacy by Danville City Council just a few short months ago.

Our enemies who resort to vandalism and theft will soon learn that we have plenty of flags...and plenty of people ready to raise them right back up.

We will win this...because we love the flag more than they hate it.

After a ceremony at the Robertson Bridge site, complete with Confederate Color Guard, greetings from local Heritage Organizations, and a keynote address by Rev. Dr. Herman White of High Point, NC, the crowd that had assembled headed out to the first of FOUR sites where new flags would be raised.

The first stop was Stokesland Cemetery, where we raised a Battle Flag in the cemetery that is the final resting place of several Confederate Veterans.

The Pittsylvania Vindicators, Camp #828 SCV, has been caring for the cemetery for several years, and Camp Commander Frank Harvey told the crowd of plans to add paving, a cannon, and a marker which will list the names of all of the Confederate dead.

This flag is highly visible from West Main Street. The Stokesland Cemetery Roadside Memorial Battle Flag is #6 for Danville, and #14 for the Va Flaggers in the Commonwealth.

From the cemetery, we headed to the Va/NC border for the raising of the next flag, which is located on the Westbound Side of the Danville Expressway.

The Holland Road/Danville Expressway Memorial Roadside Battle Flag is #7 for Danville, and #15 for the Va Flaggers in the Commonwealth.

From Holland Road, we headed out 58 East, to a site ON 58, just east of Danville. At this location, we raised a 10x15 Battle Flag on a 55' Pole...

The honks, waves, and thumbs ups began almost as soon as we raised her, and continued as we dedicated her to the Glory of God and the memory and honor of the Confederate soldiers who defended the Commonwealth from invasion.

The Hwy 58/Ringgold Memorial Roadside Battle Flag is #8 for Danville, and #16 for the Va Flaggers in the Commonwealth.

Heading back into town, our fourth and final flag raising of the day took place just off Riverside Dr in the heart of Danville, near the Danville Mall. The flag site overlooks Central Blvd, and is highly visible at one of the busiest intersections in Danville. The moon was taking her place in the Danville sky as we lifted the Battle Flag high.

The Central Boulevard Memorial Roadside Battle Flag is #9 for Danville, #17 for the Va Flaggers in the Commonwealth...and we have only just begun to fight.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day in the Last Capital of the Confederacy. God was smiling on us and watching over those who had worked so hard during the week to make this a reality. We are absolutely overwhelmed by the support shown from the Danville community and local heritage organizations. What we have been able to accomplish in Danville is a testimony of what can be done when our people come together. We are thankful for the support of and cooperation from the local SCV, UDC, SCV/Mechanized Cavalry, OCR, ANV/Mechanized Cavalry, Heritage Preservation Association, Danville Confederate Memorial Association and countless individuals who have joined in this fight. The battle is being fought on many fronts€¦ from the courthouse, to the City Council, to the streets of Danville€¦ and we have no intention of backing down until the Third National is returned to its lawful and rightful place on the grounds of the Sutherland Mansion.

We did not ask for this fight, but like our Confederate ancestors whose blood flows through our veins, we are honor and duty bound to finish it.

*To request a Roadside Memorial Battle Flag on your property, email: info@vaflaggers.com
*For more information on how to support the Danville Confederate Memorial Association and their efforts to purchase the Sutherlin Mansion, click here... https://www.gofundme.com/DCMAVA

Sunday, November 15, 2015

On November 1st, I had the privilege of attending the annual Capt. Henry Wirz Memorial Service in Andersonville, GA. This year marked the 150th Anniversary of the unconstitutional Military Tribunal, farce trial, and hanging of Capt. Henry Wirz based on perjury and lies. Americus Sumter County Georgia SCV Camp 78 has held an annual memorial service for Capt. Wirz each year beginning in 1974.

It was an honor to meet Col. Heinrich Wirz (retired-Swiss Army), great nephew of Capt. Henry Wirz who came from Switzerland to attend. Col. Wirz has worked tirelessly to clear the name of his ancestor and vows to continue the fight until he is vindicated.

Many thanks to Commander James King and Wirz Committee Chairman James Gaston of the SCV Camp 141, Albany, GA for their gracious hospitality and warm welcome!

On the following Tuesday evening, I would travel to Campbell County to speak to the Campbell County Guards, Camp #2117. The turnout was fantastic, and I was thrilled to learn that the camp has DOUBLED their membership since January of this year, and had the pleasure of seeing four new members sworn in that night!

The Campbell Guards are in the process of raising money to place a Confederate monument to the Confederate soldiers who served from Campbell County. I learned that Campbell County is one of only two counties in Virginia that do not have a Confederate monument. The Campbell Guards plan to correct that by erecting a monument on private land next year...complete with Confederate flag! :)

This past Sunday, I headed South to Whiteville, NC, to speak at the November meeting of the Columbus County Volunteers Camp #794. It was a great meeting, with an enthusiastic crowd, terrific hospitality, and the chance to meet and make many new friends.

The Whiteville camp has some exciting plans in the work, and I hope to return in the very near future to attend a very special dedication ceremony!

Yesterday, back in Richmond, members of the Edmund Ruffin Fire-Eaters Camp #3000, the Captain William Latane #1690, and the R. E. Lee #1589 Camps, SCV participated in the annual Veterans' Day Service at the Virginia War Memorial, placing wreaths in memory and honor of Virginia's Confederate Veterans.

At the Whiteville Camp, during Q&A after my presentation, one gentleman posed the following question..."Of all the great moments that the Va Flaggers have experienced, what is your PERSONAL FAVORITE... a moment when you just knew liberal heads were exploding...?" As of today, I have a new answer to that question...THIS PHOTO...

Yesterday at the annual Veterans Day service at the Virginia War Memorial, wreaths were laid by local Sons of Confederate Veterans Camps in memory of Virginia's Confederate Veterans. In this photo, a Veteran of color, is seen helping another Veteran of color place one of the wreaths, while our Confederate Battle Flag-hating Governor stands just a few feet away.

A friend described it best..."fighting men respect other fighting men....period".

Yesterday's service, and this photo, are striking reminders of the fact that when left alone and not influenced by the ignorance and hate of meddlesome Yankees, self-loathing scalawags, and pot-stirring carpetbaggers, we, the people of the South, have no trouble showing respect for one another, and honoring our shared history and heritage.

Flaggers held candles and photos of Confederate Veterans from the Old Soldiers' Home.

There were over three dozen flaggers in attendance throughout the evening, many from out of town, and several first-time flaggers, including this gentleman, who carried this 1861 US flag to symbolically represent Union veteran's opposition to the desecration of a war memorial. After all, he told us, what the VMFA is doing is beyond anti-Confederate, it is un-American.

We had planned carefully for a variety of scenarios that might occur, considering the late hour, 1/2 price alcohol being sold on the grounds, and our experience with some local agitators. While there were a few hateful comments, the majority of attendees were cordial. One of our Flaggers filed the following report, which we believe sums up the evening very well:
"The spectacle we anticipated was not evident. A good number of folks questioned us after going in. They experienced what they experienced, but, learned nothing of the significance of the venue and they learned nothing of the history of it from that experience. They learned all that from us...and it is deeply satisfying to engage wondering people in thoughtful conversation...That was the theme of the night for me. And I have to echo some of the previous comments...I'll never know a better group of folks than you."

The Virginia Flaggers will be back out tonight, for the second night of the Sound/Light show, from 7:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m. We invite you to join us, and be a part of those standing for our Veterans...and making sure THEIR voice is heard, in spite of the obvious and ongoing attempt by Museum officials to silence them forever.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

The VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has chosen to ignore the
request of hundreds of citizens to cancel or relocate the disrespectful light
and sound "funhouse" show scheduled at the Confederate Memorial Chapel this
weekend, and is moving forward with its plans to host the event.

Friday, November 6, 2015

As Southerners, we are taught (rightly so) that our chief responsibility is to be a good Christian and conduct ourselves as ladies and gentlemen. Somewhere during reconstruction, this was twisted to the point where many take it to mean we are not supposed to cause a “fuss” or do anything that might upset anyone. This kind of thinking has worked well to keep us "in line".

I disagree. Lee and Jackson were no doormats, and next to my Daddy and Billy Graham, two of the most Godly men to walk the earth. My God...and my ancestors… did not give me a spirit of timidity...but one of boldness and unwavering courage.
1 Timothy 1:7

Thursday, November 5, 2015

"In this
place, I will give thee peace...Thus saith the Lord of Hosts. This Chapel is
dedicated to the memory of the Confederate dead."Inscription above the pulpit, Confederate Memorial
Chapel, Richmond, VA.

Most of you are aware that the
Va Flaggers were organized following the forced removal of Confederate Battle
Flags from the Confederate Memorial Chapel by officials of the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts (VMFA). The Confederate Memorial Chapel is one of
two buildings that remain from the RE LEE Camp #1 Old Soldiers Home, which
served homeless and destitute Confederate Veterans. The Veterans
themselves donated the land for the art museum, with the promise from the
Commonwealth that the remainder of the grounds would be set aside as Confederate Memorial Park for perpetuity.

Years (and
hundreds of broken promises) later, the VMFA, with a wink and a nod from the
Governor's office, has stolen the land that was designated for a memorial park
to build a parking deck, ripped the flags off of the Confederate Memorial
Chapel, kicked the Sons of Confederate Veterans out of the Chapel so that they
could offer their own interpretation of OUR history, and actively worked
to silence those who dared to speak out against their disgraceful
actions.

If there was any question as
to how the VMFA and the Commonwealth were going to interpret our history
moving forward, the answer has come swiftly, and
painfully:

Confederate Chapel to Get
Trippy Makeover During InLight

NEXT weekend, November
13th and 14th, artists will probe the socio-political significance of the CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL CHAPEL, by turning the memorial into a trippy funhouse.. Yes, you read that
correctly, ¦a TRIPPY FUNHOUSE.

The sacred Chapel, where
Veterans who had answered the Commonwealth's call to defend her and were left
PENNILESS and ALONE in their old age, sat each week to worship, and gathered to
say final farewells to their compatriots as one by one the men passed from this
life onto the next, until the last Veteran died in 1949 ... is going to be turned
into a FUNHOUSE of lights and sound at the hands of the VMFA, and under the
leadership of the Governor'soffice.

As far as we are concerned,
allowing this kind of desecration of this consecrated memorial is intentional
and no different than if VMFA officials or the Governor of Virginia walked out
to Hollywood Cemetery and urinated on the graves of our Confederate
dead.

We can't help but ask: are
you mad enough YET?

The Virginia Flaggers plan on
attending/protesting the Trippy Dippy Light Show. We will
have a candlelight vigil/flagging at the Chapel, with photos of the Veterans who
lived and died on the grounds of the Old Soldiers' home. We
hope hundreds will join us, Friday, November 13th, 7:00 p.m. - Midnight, and Saturday, November 14th, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00
p.m. Come when you can, stay for as long as you can, and be a part of those
taking a stand against what we feel is a direct and intentional slap in the face
of the thousands of us whose ancestors served the Confederacy.

We are also asking everyone to
contact the VMFA and the Governor and tell them how upset you are that they dare
to desecrate a Confederate Memorial Chapel in this manner.and ask them to
cancel this show IMMEDIATELY and preserve the honor and dignity of the
Confederate Memorial Chapel.

In the meantime, we will
continue our twice weekly flagging of the VMFA, THIS SATURDAY, November
5th, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Join us on the
Boulevard as we protest the removal of the Confederate Battle Flags, forward
the colors in memory and honor of the Confederate Veterans who lived and died on
the grounds of the Old Soldiers' Home, and change hearts and minds in the
Capital of the Confederacy.

Monday, November 2, 2015

We
received word late last night that my name… and the names of
several other Virginia Flaggers… were included on a list of names
that is being circulated as a “confirmed” list of KKK members,
revealed by the internet group “Anonymous”.

The
list also includes members of the Va Division, SCV, and two past
Commanders in Chief, among others.

It
is obvious to anyone of reasonable intelligence that this list is NOT
anything that the “real” Anonymous would have released. The
personal information is nothing more than that which any citizen can
find in a simple google search, is riddled with sophomoric errors,
and the links cited all refer back to the hate bloggers who have
nothing of substance to offer.

There
is absolutely NO proof offered that any of the people on the list
have any connection to the Klan, in any way, shape, or form.

I
can also speak for myself to say that I have never been a member of
any such organization, never known anyone who was, and have never
even heard of anyone who has. Anyone who knows me knows full well
how laughable this accusation truly is, but I have no desire to
parade my personal life on display in an attempt to prove anything to
these people. I am comfortable letting my words, deeds, and actions
speak for me, and have little concern for the ignorant assumptions
and opinions of people so wholly unconnected to me or mine.

What
is also obvious is that this list is a cruel and vicious hoax. By
publishing the personal information of the most vocal and outspoken
Southern Heritage activists, and labeling them as “KKK members”,
these people have incited some of the most sadistic and hateful
attacks and threats that we have ever witnessed. They even went so
far as to publish the names of my children. All of this with one
purpose in mind… to intimidate and silence those who have the
unmitigated gall to disagree with their version of “truth”, and
who are unwilling to go away quietly.

We
are working with local, state and federal authorities to track down
the source of this defamation, and to investigate the threats that
have been received as a result of this false post.

This latest assault
serves, once again, to accentuate the clear and very real differences between
those of us who have decided to take a public stand for our Confederate
Ancestors, and those who are clearly threatened by our very existence.

My response can be
best summed up in one of my favorite Jane Austen quotes:

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WHO ARE THE VA FLAGGERS?

We are citizens of the Commonwealth who stand AGAINST those who would desecrate our Confederate Monuments and memorials, and FOR our Confederate Veterans.

The Virginia Flaggers were organized on September 5, 2011. What began with just a few dedicated Southerners, has now grown to include hundreds of people, from all over the country, who have joined us in defending the honor of the Confederate Veteran, protesting Heritage violations, and forwarding the colors in Richmond, and Virginia… and beyond!

When needed, flaggers stand with our flags against those in opposition in a peaceful, yet forceful manner, to educate and inform the general public, and in open and visible protest against those who have attacked us, our flags, our ancestors, or our Heritage.

Flaggers speak for those who have no voice. We relay a message of Honor, Dignity, Respect, and Heritage to those who never knew, or to those who have forgotten, and to attempt to reach those who refuse to hear.

Our weapon is the Confederate Battle Flag. Our enemies are those who worship ignorance, historical revisionism and Political Correctness.

We take pride in taking a stand for the Cause. For this Cause, we call others to flock to the banner of our ancestors, take up their flags, and join us in battle, for OUR TIME IS NOW.

The Va Flaggers reject any person or group whose actions tarnish or bring dishonor upon the Confederate soldier or his reason for fighting, including those groups and persons using our cherished flag as a symbol for their own dishonorable purposes.